I agree. Pills at cost or a nominal 10% or 15% add-on even, is reasonable and people wouldn’t question it. But during a pandemic it should be the same as selling water in a earthquake - no price gouging and no funny business.
That’s why I like J&J vaccine because it’s $10 which seems a more honest price than Pfitzer’s $27. And why I like monoclonals because for now they’re free and they keep most people out of the hospital. And that’s great for everyone since ins. companies are starting to charge again.
When there is high demand and limited supply, “price gouging” as you call it makes perfect economic sense. Take econ 101 and you’ll see that. Raising the price of gas to $8 a gallon in the path of a hurricane assures that most people will buy 3-4 gallons to get to safety rather than filling their 20 gallon tank, thus leaving gas for the others waiting in line.
Plus, the station owner will need to get back open rapidly after the hurricane to serve the town. That costs big money. He will likely see little of his “windfall”
Ivermectin is not hard to compound or to manufacture and there’s no shortage.
You speak the language of a leftist. Hmmmm...